So that worked perfect.
Thanks Clay!!

Why is the object not in the MPC list for the NEO or any other list??

Don

P. Clay Sherrod wrote:

>
> Simply go to:
> http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/MPEph/MPEph.html
> <http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/MPEph/MPEph.html>
> and type in the asteroid designation and make sure you get the Guide
> listing.
>
> Once done, open the file presented in a .txt format and SAVE that file
> to some folder that
> you can find.
>
> Once done, open Guide and go to EXTRAs/Add MPC Comets, etc.....and
> open the file into that
> window....click on the last line on that new window to put the file
> into the Comets
> folder.
>
> The one line Guide listing (for my observatory, H45) is:
> 2009 FH 18.0000 6 2009 39.7921 0.975346
> 0.337237 0.6785 24.0275 176.5411 2000.0 26.6 0.15 A MPEC 2009-F13
> **watch the line wrap!**
>
> Note that if you want to use the astrometric program Charon to locate
> and measure the
> asteroid that has just been entered, you must use a "c" (comet) entry
> rather than the "a"
> entry as you normally would.
>
> Best of luck....
>
> Dr. Clay
> _____
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> MPC H41 - Petit Jean Mountain
> MPC H43 - Conway West
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Ellington" <peepsnet@... <mailto:peepsnet%40yahoo.com>>
> To: <guide-user@yahoogroups.com <mailto:guide-user%40yahoogroups.com>>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 6:21 PM
> Subject: [guide-user] Tonights asteroid pass
>
> > How can I find the asteroid 2009 FH in guide? It is not in the most
> > recent list from MPC. Where do I get the info?
> >
> > Don
> >
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